Date Published: 1st February 2010

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Precious and the Puggies, which is lavishly illustrated by Iain McIntosh, is published on 25th February 2010 by Itchy Coo, the Edinburgh-based publisher specialising cheap NBA jerseys in books for young readers written in Scots. For more information, go to www.itchy-coo.com.